Junior Project Manager

Together Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading futures consultancy in London is seeking a Junior Project Manager to coordinate strategic projects and ensure successful delivery. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders effectively. This role offers flexibility with hybrid working arrangements and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible & hybrid working

Socials

Matched employee pension contributions up to 5%

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Dental scheme

Birthday leave

Qualifications

• 1+ year of project management experience, ideally within a fast-paced agency environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels within the business.
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate strategic foresight projects and ensure seamless delivery.
• Develop and manage high-quality project delivery aligning with client objectives.
• Manage multiple clients and projects while tracking key performance metrics.

Skills

Project management experience

Interpersonal communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Proactive attitude

Adaptability

Tools

Project management systems

Keynote

Excel

Job description

Junior Project Manager

Department: Project Management

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: The Future Laboratory London

Reporting To: Ben Baldry

Compensation: £30,000 - £34,000 / year

Description

The Future Laboratory is one of the world’s most renowned futures consultancies. We exist to help our clients make a better future happen for their businesses by providing them with the strategic foresight they need today to make secure decisions about their future prosperity. Our suite of products and services help clients to do three things:

• Identify their needs and engage with their future customers or consumers
• Build and future-proof brands
• Identify and prioritise opportunities for innovating their products, services, experiences or work environment

The Future Laboratory is built on six core principles, or values, which define both the ethos of the business and the way we conduct ourselves as professionals: inspiring, enlightened, progressive, empowering, collaborative and fearless.

Key Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Junior Project Manager to coordinate strategic foresight projects, presentations and internal projects. This role involves overseeing project lifecycles, managing resources effectively, and ensuring seamless delivery to clients. The ideal candidate will have experience in project management in a fast‑paced environment, managing multiple stakeholders at once, and driving projects to completion.

• Develop and manage delivery of high‑quality projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives and foresight methodologies
• Define project objectives, key deliverables and timelines with stakeholders
• Assess project resource requirements and proactively manage potential delays, communicating any new resourcing needs or changes to the senior production planner
• Ensure projects meet time, budget, and profitability goals and track key performance metrics
• Proactively manage multiple clients and projects, providing regular updates, pre‑empting potential issues, and maintaining clear communication channels
• Identify and mitigate risks, ensuring flexibility in project execution whilst ensuring highest quality of work has been maintained
• Build good working relationships with internal teams and develop a positive rapport with key client personnel on project‑related matters
• Manage travel booking for presenters & internal staff to attend client presentations
• Review and update workflows and processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 1+ year of project management experience, ideally within a fast‑paced agency environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels within the business
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously across different time zones
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to work under pressure
• Highly proactive, adaptable and self‑motivated, with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to quality
• Experience with project management systems
• Experience with Keynote and Excel (ideal)

Benefits

From your first day at The Future Laboratory, you can expect to enjoy the following benefits:

• Flexible & hybrid working
• Socials
• Summer Fridays
• Christmas Break
• Matched employee pension contributions up to 5%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• Bereavement counselling

And after you pass your probation:

• Dental scheme
• Birthday leave
• Learning bursary
• Eye care
• Flu jabs
• Holiday purchase